This is Level One out of 5 of the CMM, meaning it is the most IMmature of the 5 levels.
- Initial (chaotic, ad hoc, individual heroics) – the starting point for use of a new process.
Does this sound immediately odd to anyone else?
That is, aside from the fact that apparently there is value in telling us that a brand spanking new thing is not a mature thing. (Cuz yeah, I didn’t know that.)
That also is, totally ignoring the fact that what may appear immature may actually be metamorphosis.
The CMMI is applied to software and other industries. It started in government. It is applied to organizations that make things. How *mature* are these organizations? Can we expect them to deliver? Maturity is repeatability, absence of waste, etc. I see cubicles. 9-5 workers. I see waste of a different sort. You have to kind of hide Agility in there, because agility is kind of like being a Lion Tamer to a lot of execs.
I like working with heroes, personally. The context for the CMMI is narrow and like all things that can be branded (“CMMI for Agile” for instance) is being productized and NOT helping.
Thank you,
Josh